Phyllolepida
Sign in to savePhyllolepida ("leaf scales") is an extinct taxon of flattened placoderms found throughout the world, with fossils being found in Devonian strata. Like other flattened placoderms, the phyllolepids were bottom-dwelling predators that ambushed prey. Unlike other flattened placoderms, the phyllolepids were inhabitants of freshwater environments.
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- Parent taxon
- Arthrodira
- Image
- Austrophyllolepis ritchiei.jpg
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- Commons category
- Phyllolepida
- taxon name
- Phyllolepida
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